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the sender, and strengthens his conviction that Fowls won't pay, and he sacrifices the balance of the Fowls 
left. In many instances this would be a wise proceeding, as this individual should not under any circum- 
stances keep I'oultry ; and this would allow another, who devotes a little attention to the production 
of stock which is eatable, to obtain a fair or remunerative price for his skill and labour, which ofttimes is 
hampered by the spasmodic actions of the former, in glutting the market with inferior stock not worth eating, 
but which invariably causes prices to remain at a low ebb. 
In rare instances tliere may be seen for sale good specimens of dead Poultry, which, on being priced, 
will often be found prohibitive to persons of moderate incomes, thus proving that a good article commands a 
fair price. 
As an example, we were informed by a man who breeds a class of Fowls that are in all ways suitable for 
the table — good-framed birds, with plenty of meat on breast, wings, and thighs— that he could always 
command a remunerative price for every bird he could produce, and fretjuently he could not supply the 
demand. This would ajjply to all who can and will give the question of raising Table Poultry a fair trial. 
However, the fact remains that Poultry is consumed in great numbers — good, bad, and mostly 
indifferent — and if a better class of bird was bred and offered for sale there would be a still greater demand, 
which would in time assume vast proportions, and cause an enormous amount of cash to circulate which now 
finds its way into other channels, entirely through the carelessness and neglect of a class of people who will 
not grasp the opportunity of augmenting or solely securing their income by an easy, practicable, and profitable 
method — that of producing eggs and Poultry for export and local requirements. 
We have certainly, and with extreme pleasure, noted a slight awakening on this vital question of food 
supply ; and it rests with those who will bring practical knowledge, ordinary intelligence, and study to bear 
on the subject of raising for market Poultry worthy the name, to carry out to a successful issue the 
opportunity now patent to all, and verily they will have their reward. 
